Push CO2 In, Pump Oil Out

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Push CO2 In, Pump Oil Out

In a discovery that seems too good to be true, scientists injected carbon dioxide into oil fields, trapping the so-called greenhouse gas and boosting oil production. If the carbon-sequestration process tested in the experimental project were put in place around the world, CO2 emissions would be cut by up to half over the next century, the Department of Energy said. "We would see billions of additional barrels of oil and a reduction of CO2 emissions equivalent to pulling more than 200 million cars off the road for a year," said Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman in a statement Tuesday. Now, if the Department of Agriculture will just get cracking on those calorie-cutting milkshakes....